Goldeneye Gas Platform
Location in UK continental shelf, North Sea
Goldeneye Gas Platform is an unmanned and now abandoned offshore gas production platform in North Sea block 14/29, in the South Halibut basin area of the outer Moray Firth, 105 km northeast of St Fergus Gas Plant in Scotland. Gas used to be piped ashore to St Fergus under well pressure, without using compressors, where it was processed. It operated in 120 metres (390 ft) of water.[1][2][3] The field was discovered in 1996, production started in 2004. and the platform was abandoned in 2011. It has a potential use for carbon dioxide storage.[4]
Like most North Sea fields operated by Shell, it is named after a bird - in this case Bucephala clangula, a small duck found in Scotland and elsewhere.
See also
- Operation Goldeneye - WWII operation involving Ian Fleming
References
- ↑ "Quadrant 14". UKCS Quadrant Map. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Goldeneye Gas Platform, United Kingdom". Industry Projects. offshore-technology.com. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Goldeneye takes flight". Process Engineering. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Goldeneye". Subsea IQ. Rigzone. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
Coordinates: 58°00′N 0°23′W / 58.000°N 0.383°W